Toy pistol.



J. H. MGGONNELL.

TOY PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.5.1912. RENEWED MAY 28,1914. 4 1,115,954. Patented Nov. s, 1914.

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UNTTED sTATns i?ATENT OFFICE. J' OHN H. MGCONNLL, OF AMSBRY,PENNSYLVANIA", .ASSGNOR OF .ONE-FOURTH' TO JOHN A..,MURRAY, ONE-FOURTH TV. A. MURRAY, "ANDIl AT0 E M.

MCCONNELL, ALL OF PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

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` Specification oiqLetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

`Application filed September 5, 1912, Serial No. 718,719. Renewed May28, 1914. 4Serial No. 841,650.

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Be it known that I, JOHN H. McConNnLL, a citizen of the United States,residing' at Amsbry, in the county of Cambria, State ofv 'and usefulimprovements in toypistols, and

has for .its object to so construct an article of this character that amarble or the like may be projected from the barrel with great forceandv accuracy.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new andnovel means ofretaining the marble within the barrel previous to the expelling of thesame, ythereby per'- niitting the toy'to Vbe held in any positionwithout accidental` displacement of the marble. s Y

With these and other objects in View, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formations, combinations and arangementsof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the barrel which causes the spring arms 16 the accompanying drawing,in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.- Fig. 2 is alongitpdinal sectional View through the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional Viewon line 3-3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is Aa similar view-on line 4-441 of Fig.1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 represents the stock, the samebeing formed from wood and is provided with a shoulder 2, a transversegroove 3 being formedbetween the base of the shoulder and stock.Extending from the stock is a reduced extension 4 which has formedcentrally thereof a bore 5, said bore terminating in a bore 6 formed inthe stock. f

Slidably mounted in the bores .5 and 6 is arod 7, one end of whichpasses through the perforation 8 formed -in the semi-circular plate 9,said plate being secured to the shoulder 2 and has itslower edge restingin the groove 3. The plate 9 serves as a'stop or Wear plate for theoperating knob y10 carried by the extended end of the rod 7.

ends of said arms resting upon the flattened surfaces 17 formed upon thesides of the eX- tension 4. When the barrel 13 is in place screws arepassed through the perforations 17 formed therein and through the-perforations 18 formed in the inner ends of the arms 16, said screwsnot only serving to hold the barrel, but also the spring arms in place.

Formed in the under surface of the stock 1 is a recess 1S) in which ispivotally mounted the trigger 20, said trigger' having an extension 21adapted to engage in the annular groove 22 formed in the rod 7 and tohold the same in the position so as to compress the spring 12.

In use a marble or the like is forced in to flex outwardly during thepassage of the marble in `-the barrel, it being of course understoodthat the rod has been operated to be engaged by the trigger, saidsprings after the marble has been insertedthe proper distance will gripthe same and prevent accidentall displacement of the same. Upon thetrigger being operated the 'rod will he forced outwardly by the spring12, and as the marble rests against the disk 11 the same will beprojected from the barrel.

What is claimed is:--

. A toy pistol comprising a stock having an extension formed thereon, abore passing lthrough the extension and stock a recess "formed in thestock, a trigger pivotally mounted in the recess and having one endprojected into the bore, spring arms having their inner ends secured tothe extension, a

`spring pressed rod slidably mounted in the bore, u barrel having itsinner end provided and in which operate the 'outer hooked ends withperforations, said barrel being adapted of said, spring arms.

to encircle the extension for a ce1-tain dis- In testimony whereof, Iaiix my signatance of its length, perforations formed in ture, inpresence of two Witnesses.

the inner ends .of the spring arms, and JOI-IN H. MGCON'NELL. Asecuringdevices passable through 'the per- Witnesses:

forations of the barrel and the arms to enn SIMONMCCONNELL, gege thestock, slots formed in-the barrel l Z. B. BURKET.

